To the List: This message reached me through a mutual friend, and I forward it, since no one else has notified the Pound community: We are sorry to relay the sad news of Jerry Kavka's death on Monday morning. Following is an e-mail sent by his daughter Audrey. We offer our deepest sympathy to his family. -----Original Message----- From: Audrey Kavka Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 10:30 AM Dear Phil, I am writing to let you know that my father died Monday morning, May 14th. He was in good spirits as we enjoyed Mother's Day dinner together Sunday night. He died Monday morning while rising from bed. It seems to have been a good end to a very good life. We will be having a service and burial here in Oakland on Friday, May 18. Please do inform the members of the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute and the Society. Jerry never lost his passion for psychoanalysis and for the stimulation of the rich psychoanalytic community in all its aspects. We were especially pleased to receive the proofs of his latest publication, "The Dreams of Ezra Pound," just these last few weeks. With pride, I will provide the acceptance quote from the editors of Paideuma, A scholarly publication primarily devoted to Ezra Pound, "Because of your own role in Pound's life, the essay is both a contribution to Pound scholarship, and an historical document in its own right. For this reason we would like to include the piece in a new documentary section of the journal with a brief introductory note." We will be drafting an obituary and expect to publish it here and in the Chicago Tribune. With good wishes, Audrey -- Stephen J. Adams Department of English University of Western Ontario "Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in our lifetime; therefore we must be saved by hope. Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; therefore we must be saved by faith. Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone; therefore we must be saved by love." – Reinhold Niebuhr